Need help to verify- non US e60s i-drive
08-05-2004, 07:42 PM
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If you are outside US, can you let me know if you have to deal with clearing the warning message everytime you turn on your car?
Like this:
This is supposed to be version 12.1 (non NAV system) and I was told by my local BMW service center this is permanent feature and I am not happy about it after driving for 7 months without having to deal with this when I was on version 10.x
The 7 series i-drive doesn't have the warning message too. so why this for the e60?
I intend to lobby BMW AG to remove this nuisance!
thanks for the help!
Like this:
This is supposed to be version 12.1 (non NAV system) and I was told by my local BMW service center this is permanent feature and I am not happy about it after driving for 7 months without having to deal with this when I was on version 10.x
The 7 series i-drive doesn't have the warning message too. so why this for the e60?
I intend to lobby BMW AG to remove this nuisance!
thanks for the help!
08-05-2004, 08:29 PM
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Zag,
I share your agony of having to clear this NUISANCE every time you use your E60!
I was supposed to have upgraded to 12.1 and spoke to Charles Ebenzer about informing me the moment this upgrade arrives. This upgrade is supposed to be able to clear the "CD always in track 1" problem. Like you, I am still on V10.x and have not upgraded - Phew
And I would still like to have the aircon icon! Why did they take that away?
Will the recent RECALL (they dare not even term it a RECALL - especially sounded like a safety issue ) to "modify the coding data" automatically upgrade ones CIP to V12.1? Should one hold on till 12.2 (suppose to solve your problem - I read somewhere
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Gee if they "automatically" upgrade and give me the message, then our Friend should be chided - I mean Mr Robert James Friend, General Manager - After Sales
So Zag, maybe hang on for V12.2 or later.
I share your agony of having to clear this NUISANCE every time you use your E60!
I was supposed to have upgraded to 12.1 and spoke to Charles Ebenzer about informing me the moment this upgrade arrives. This upgrade is supposed to be able to clear the "CD always in track 1" problem. Like you, I am still on V10.x and have not upgraded - Phew
And I would still like to have the aircon icon! Why did they take that away?
Will the recent RECALL (they dare not even term it a RECALL - especially sounded like a safety issue ) to "modify the coding data" automatically upgrade ones CIP to V12.1? Should one hold on till 12.2 (suppose to solve your problem - I read somewhere
)Gee if they "automatically" upgrade and give me the message, then our Friend should be chided - I mean Mr Robert James Friend, General Manager - After Sales
So Zag, maybe hang on for V12.2 or later.
08-05-2004, 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Olivin530i' date='Aug 6 2004, 12:29 PM
Zag,
I share your agony of having to clear this NUISANCE every time you use your E60!
I was supposed to have upgraded to 12.1 and spoke to Charles Ebenzer about informing me the moment this upgrade arrives.? This upgrade is supposed to be able to clear the "CD always in track 1" problem.? Like you, I am still on V10.x and have not upgraded - Phew
And I would still like to have the aircon icon!? Why did they take that away??
Will the recent RECALL (they dare not even term it a RECALL - especially sounded like a safety issue ) to "modify the coding data" automatically upgrade ones CIP to V12.1?? Should one hold on till 12.2 (suppose to solve your problem - I read somewhere )
Gee if they "automatically" upgrade and give me the message, then our Friend should be chided - I mean Mr Robert James Friend, General Manager - After Sales
So Zag, maybe hang on for V12.2 or later.
I share your agony of having to clear this NUISANCE every time you use your E60!
I was supposed to have upgraded to 12.1 and spoke to Charles Ebenzer about informing me the moment this upgrade arrives.? This upgrade is supposed to be able to clear the "CD always in track 1" problem.? Like you, I am still on V10.x and have not upgraded - Phew
And I would still like to have the aircon icon!? Why did they take that away??
Will the recent RECALL (they dare not even term it a RECALL - especially sounded like a safety issue ) to "modify the coding data" automatically upgrade ones CIP to V12.1?? Should one hold on till 12.2 (suppose to solve your problem - I read somewhere
)Gee if they "automatically" upgrade and give me the message, then our Friend should be chided - I mean Mr Robert James Friend, General Manager - After Sales
So Zag, maybe hang on for V12.2 or later.
I got the recall letter for the seat sensor thing... did they tell you it will rev your software to 12.1? Darn! Stay away from it and demand explanation and fixes to the ill design 12.1
08-05-2004, 10:46 PM
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No ! In Europe we don't have it. It's an indemnity of sorts for BMW (see one of Rudy's posts from a few months ago). That means that all software versions for the US will have it, ours will not. I wonder if there are any more differences between the two ?
08-06-2004, 12:00 AM
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yep agree with DrT. I drive a UK E60 and have never seen that warning message come up, idrive screen just comes up as soon as i turn the key. can understand your frustrations though.
08-06-2004, 01:20 AM
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I don't own the car yet, but I've test driven it enough times to agree this is incredibly annoying.
Might we organize a letter on behalf of E60 Forums (XXX members, YY% of whom voted against it.....we could do a poll) and ask BMWNA for a way to remove this?
This might be as futile as trying to get the yellow sunshade stickers removed, but it doesn't hurt to try right, and if we want to try then it makes sense to try to use our collective presence rather than write in as an individual?
Might we organize a letter on behalf of E60 Forums (XXX members, YY% of whom voted against it.....we could do a poll) and ask BMWNA for a way to remove this?
This might be as futile as trying to get the yellow sunshade stickers removed, but it doesn't hurt to try right, and if we want to try then it makes sense to try to use our collective presence rather than write in as an individual?
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This all has to do with the sue habits of americans. If they don't have that warning at startup and you get into an accident mosts americans are likely to sue BMW with a big moneyclaim. I've heard of people sueing McDonalds because they got hot coffee over them and the cup didn't say warning hot coffee.. C'mon people everyone knows coffee is hot! Same thing with the I-Drive. We all know we should watch the road and don't play with I-Drive if not necessary...
08-06-2004, 04:26 AM
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No verifying of i-drive but all us UK drivers knew that.
My friend has got a new Lexus RX300 over here and he has to verify the navigation everytime he starts his car. He get annoyed too.
My friend has got a new Lexus RX300 over here and he has to verify the navigation everytime he starts his car. He get annoyed too.
08-06-2004, 04:43 AM
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This all has to do with the sue habits of americans. If they don't have that warning at startup and you get into an accident mosts americans are likely to sue BMW with a big moneyclaim. I've heard of people sueing McDonalds because they got hot coffee over them and the cup didn't say warning hot coffee.. C'mon people everyone knows coffee is hot! Same thing with the I-Drive. We all know we should watch the road and don't play with I-Drive if not necessary...